Schedule
Mon, 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (1/24/2024 - 5/7/2024) Location: SLC HEIM 106
Wed, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM (1/24/2024 - 5/7/2024) Location: SLC HEIM 106
Description
How do we tell the story of a relationship through pictures? How can photography express interpersonal dynamics in a way that words cannot? In this course, students will develop a body of work about a relationship or set of relationships. There will be an emphasis on consistent project development, with weekly critiques, readings, and written reflections. Some of the themes we will consider include the complexities of closeness, interpersonal power dynamics, identity within a group, community archives, and the role of narrative in THE CURRICULUM 169 relationships. We will look at artists who draw on formats like the family archive, the diary, and the confessional as we discuss editing, sequencing, photographic voice and project structure. Independent studio work will be complemented by technical demonstrations on image editing and printing in the digital lab. In addition, we will focus on how to write an artist statement. Readings from various fields—including psychoanalysis, poetry, a